C. Working Experience/Positions Held
Title Of Post Employer Type Of Organisation Description Of Duties And Responsibility
Lecturer I
Feb. 2009 to Datee University of Jos University of Jos Teaching and Research
Lecturer I
2008 to Jan. 2009 Nasarawa State Government Nasarawa State University, Keffi Teaching and Research
Lecturer II
2005 to 2008 Nasarawa State Government Nasarawa State University, Keffi Teaching and Research
Assistant Lecturer
2002 to 2005 Nasarawa State Government Nasarawa State University, Keffi Teaching and Research
Member Editorial Board The Nasara Journal of Humanities University Journal
Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Editing academic papers for publication
D. Membership of Learned Societies
Member, The National Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS)
E. Awards of Prizes and Scholarships
Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the African Humanities Program of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). 2008-9.

Bishop G.G.Ganaka Award for all-round Best Student in the Department Of Religious Studies, University of Jos 1995/96 Academic Session

“Situating the Nigerian State and Principles of Government in an Islamic Model: Reflections on the Political Thoughts of Muhammad Asad” Presented at a National Workshop on Islamic political Thought and Institutions, Organised by The Departments of Political Science and Islamic Studies, BUK, in Conjunction with International Institute of Islamic Thought IIIT, (Nigeria Office). 20th – 22nd Rajab, 1426; 24th – 26th August, 2005

H. On Going Research
i) (Accepted for Publication) i) “Mapping Some Public And Private Organisations In
Development Work In Nigeria”.
ii) “Islam in the Development of Nigeria: A Literature Review”

http://www.rad.bham.ac.uk contact: c.bain.1@bham.ac.uk
One of five researchers in Nigeria engaged in the RaD research programme, University of Birmingham. A research made up of a series of interconnected projects taking place between 2005 and 2010 The overall question addressed by this project is: how are people's religious values and beliefs reflected in their attitudes towards key development issues, their perceptions, experience and pursuit of wellbeing, and their attitudes towards corruption?

In addition to the above two publications we’ve attended capacity building workshops at Jos (in March) and another at Ibadan (August) and commenced field work in August - An ethnographic studies consisting of Semi-structured interviews which would result in many other publications.

ii. Unpublished/On going Research Works

“The Thoughts of Sokoto Scholars on Development” – this topic has won an Early Carrer Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the African Humanities Program of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). 2008-9. The award is for the writing, from July 2009-June 2010, of a Publishable Scholarly Monograph.

“Relationships between Islamic Teachings, Values, and Development concepts & practices: Interpretations among Muslims in Jos, Nigeria:”, A scholarly Paper for RaD research programme, University of Birmingham where I am a researcher/sub-contract as described above.

“Poverty and Wealth in Islam”. – On going A scholarly Monograph.

“Islam in Nigeria’s Public Life: A Historical Watershed” On going A scholarly Monograph.

“Islamic Historiography and Islamic Interpretation of History” Lecture Notes Intended to be developed as textbook for use by University Students of Islamic Studies and generally for teaching and research in the Academia.

“Studies in Sciences of Hadith” Lecture Notes Intended to be developed as textbook for use by University Students of Islamic Studies and generally for teaching and research in the Academia.

“Studies in Sciences of Qur’an” Lecture Notes Intended to be developed as textbook for use by University Students of Islamic Studies and generally for teaching and research in the Academia.

“History of the Arabs from Ancient Times to the Jahilliyah Period” - Lecture Notes Intended to be developed as textbook for use by University Students of Islamic Studies and generally for teaching and research in the Academia.

“Research Methodology for Students of Islamic Studies” - Lecture Notes Intended to be developed as textbook for use by University Students of Islamic Studies and generally for teaching and research in the Academia..

iii) Completed Dissertations
“Towards an Islamic Theory of Development” PhD Thesis, Submitted to the Bayero
University, Kano, 2007. From this can be developed several Monographs.

“An Assessment of the presentation of Islamic History in Philip Hitti’s History of the Arabs”, M.A Dissertation, Submitted the University of Jos, 1996.

“The Contributions of Muslims to the Development of Plateau State” B.A Long Essay,
Submitted the University of Jos, 1996.

G. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars (Paper Presented)

i) Faculty Seminar Series: Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University Keffi.
Topic: Religious Crisis and the Leadership Question: An Anatomy of the
Role of Leaders in the Plateau State Crisis.

ii) An Overview Of The Sources For The Study Of Islam
Department of Islamic Studies Bayero, University Kano
(PhD course work seminar presented for 2002/2003 session)

iii) A Discourse On The Palestinian Question
Department of Islamic Studies Bayero, University Kano
(PhD course work seminar presented for 2002/2003 session)

iv) Guest Lecturer Inauguration of the Association of Students of Arabic and
Islamic Studies College of Education Akwanga July 2003. Topic: Islamic
Monotheism (Tauhid) and the Islamic Sects

v) Rapporteur National Conference on Chieftaincy and Security in
Nigeria to mark the 40th Anniversary of his Highness The Emir of Kano
Alhaji Ado Bayero on the throne Oct 2003.

I. Some B.A. Projects Supervised:
2005- 2009 SESSION
Aminu Kambari A Study of Begging Among Muslims in Keffi
Sheikh Tanko A Study of the Nasarawa State Pilgrim Board
Yakubu Isma’il Islam among the Gwandara People of Nasarawa State
Sa’adiya Ibrahim A Study of Muslim-Christian Relationship in
Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
Rabi’atu Yahaya The Challenge of Modernity to Muslim Polygamy:A Case Study of
Yerima Abdullahi Reflections on the Jos Ethno-Religious Crisis.